Dear SOS: Please print that old recipe for bean soup that our representatives enjoy at their cafe in Washington, D.C. Wilbur A. Williams Jr. Dear Wilbur: Here is one ...

Although the Senate has often been seen as the more even-keeled, less reactionary half of America's bicameral legislature, that has changed in recent years as political polarization continues apace.

The white bean soup with ham hocks has just four ingredients and limited seasoning. The basic dish has historical significance but is another example of why Congress needs an update. Senate Bean Soup ...

For more than 100 years, bean soup has been on the menu in the U.S. Senate. The soup is a Senate tradition with Idaho historical connections. Senate historians write, “There are competing stories ...

Your Thanksgiving table can now include a Congress-inspired dish — Senate bean soup. {mosads}The Senate Republican Conference released a step-by-step video Tuesday showing how to stir up the soupy ...

Hill staffers may not get paid if Congress fails to fund the government past 11:59:59 p.m. on Friday, January 19, but they needn’t worry about going a single day without a cup of the Senate’s historic ...

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Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. And without further ado, a recipe of note which has a few political overtones, and some history. “Senate Bean Soup” is a revered entry on the menu up on Capitol ...